Identity
orientations refer to the relative importance
that individuals place on various identity attributes
or characteristics when constructing their self-definitions
(Cheek, 1989). The development of the Aspects of Identity
Questionnaire began with the selection of items from
Sampson's
(1978) list of identity characteristics that were judged
to represent the domains of personal and social identity
(Cheek & Briggs, 1981, 1982). Subsequently, some items
were reworded, others eliminated, and new items were
developed
to improve the reliability and content validity of the
measures (Cheek, 1982/83; Cheek & Hogan, 1981; Hogan &
Cheek, 1983). Psychometric analyses indicated that certain
items originally scored in the social identity category
(e.g., "Being a part of the many generations of my
family")
were tending to cluster on a third factor representing
communal or collective identity. A third scale for
this
domain was developed (Cheek, Underwood, & Cutler, 1985)
and has now been expanded (Cheek, Tropp, Chen, & Underwood,
1994).Neither
the social nor collective scales focus on intimate relationships
with close friends or romantic partners, so a fourth
scale for relational identity orientation (“Being
a good friend to those I really care about”) was
added to the AIQ-IV (Cheek, Smith, & Tropp, 2002).

A.
Personal and Social Identity scales. (Original version)

Sources:

Cheek,
J. M. & Briggs, S. R. (1981, August). Self-consciousness,
self-monitoring, and aspects of identity. Paper
presented
at the meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Los Angeles, CA.
(Part of which was published as Cheek & Briggs,
1982).